League of Ireland e-zine

[shefellover93]

Hey guys,

Looking to get a League of Ireland magazine going, think it's a market that's totally left untouched and there's definitely an audience for good opinion and articles on the league. It would be in e-zine format, so no printing or distribution costs to worry about.

What I need is content; I'm hoping to get the first few issues spot on and build from a strong base. I think if the first few issues are of good quality then the revenue streams will create themselves and I will be in a position to reward contributors.

So if you have an article, new or old, about anything surrounding the league and you'd like to get it published (Or you have an idea you'd like to pitch) then send me an email at loimonthly@gmail.com

Also if anyone with graphic design experience would be interested in designing the magazine that would be great too. I'm trying to put it together myself, and while it doesn't look bad a more experienced designer would of course be capable of doing a far better job.

If you've any questions or comments then it'd be great to get a discussion going about it in the thread below. I know there have been attempts at this in the past, but I don't think the overheads required in a print magazine make it sustainable. An online mag however isn't as dependent financially.

All the best,
Kevin

[shefellover93]

Just a reminder, deadline for the first issue is this coming Friday the 27th.

Preview of the cover for the issue
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[bennocelt]

Good luck:D

[NavanBohs]

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[shefellover93]

Will do that so!

[pateen]

Is a printed version ruled out completely?
Thought the Soccer Magazine was great a few years ago.

I think and Ireland/LOI combo would be great and increase circulation too.
As a matter of of interest did you look into gov grants, or even FAI grants though thats been very optimistic

[shefellover93]

Is a printed version ruled out completely?
Thought the Soccer Magazine was great a few years ago.

I think and Ireland/LOI combo would be great and increase circulation too.
As a matter of of interest did you look into gov grants, or even FAI grants though thats been very optimistic

Not ruling it out completely but it is highly unlikely, print seems to be dying as it is, and the way forward seems to be online hosting, especially with e-readers & tablets. We might get Irish pieces in when the Euros start back up again, but just getting started with League of Ireland pieces. The main thing re. revenue is to have a large and established readership, so we can go looking for different revenue streams with that backing, and improve the magazine further and further! :)

[pateen]

Not ruling it out completely but it is highly unlikely, print seems to be dying as it is, and the way forward seems to be online hosting, especially with e-readers & tablets. We might get Irish pieces in when the Euros start back up again, but just getting started with League of Ireland pieces. The main thing re. revenue is to have a large and established readership, so we can go looking for different revenue streams with that backing, and improve the magazine further and further! :)

Anyway I didn't say it Shefellover but great work, fair play and best of luck with it.

[RiffRaff]

Anyone old enough to remember Soccer Reporter from late 70's / early 80's??It was a great read and pretty much along the same lines of LOI and Ireland

[wonder88]

Sadly I am one of those who remembers Soccer Reporter. Was a good paper/magazine that came out monthly. Not sure if it was published during the off-season which was summer then. Had more longer/detailed articles than you would find in the national newspapers at the time, who covered the LoI a lot more than they do today, especially the Irish Press and evening papers. I know that the tabloids do give good coverage to the "domestic game" these days and in ways there is greater output on the league now due to the internet but there could be a market there for what Shefellover93 has in mind. Wishing you the best of luck and you are right to go the online route, as printing and distribution costs would make it uneconomical I think.

[shefellover93]

Thanks to everyone for their interest so far. I'm delighted to announce the first issue will be available from this coming Tuesday, July 1st :D

Featuring pieces on Sligo Rovers, a European Preview, the 1940 League Championship story and an interview with Player of the Month Daryl Horgan!

It will be available to read and download from here (http://issuu.com/loimonthly/docs/loim_july_2014), and we would be hugely grateful if everyone would let their friends know about the publication. Hoping that nearly every single League of Ireland fan will have the chance to read it over the coming months so we can get the biggest spectrum of what works and what doesn't!

It's taken quite a bit of work and many emails, but extremely proud of the issue, and hopefully we can go from strength to strength!

Kev

[shefellover93]

The issue is actually available to read now so flake away! :D

[patrickccfc]

Well that was a great read. Look forward to the next one. Keep up the good work kev

[nigel-harps1954]

Couple of decent pieces in it, but one thing stuck out, the first article on Europe, and the bit that sticks out "More clubs need to turn professional". That made me cringe a bit seeing how many clubs have almost folded or have folded due to their attempts at turning professional. Most clubs need to manage themselves better on the inside before concentrating on paying bigger wages and turning professional, and the fact remains, without larger attendances and greater sponsorship, the large proportion of clubs in this league simply cannot turn professional.

Also, the picture of the lad, looking about 16, with the first sentence "let me take you down memory lane...a decade ago". That made me laugh heartily, but in an ironic way rather than a mocking way.

A decent first effort, but wouldn't be too pushed to return to be honest with zero First Division coverage. Hope it can grow though, as there's definitely a niche market there. Best of luck with it.

[shefellover93]

Couple of decent pieces in it, but one thing stuck out, the first article on Europe, and the bit that sticks out "More clubs need to turn professional". That made me cringe a bit seeing how many clubs have almost folded or have folded due to their attempts at turning professional. Most clubs need to manage themselves better on the inside before concentrating on paying bigger wages and turning professional, and the fact remains, without larger attendances and greater sponsorship, the large proportion of clubs in this league simply cannot turn professional.

Also, the picture of the lad, looking about 16, with the first sentence "let me take you down memory lane...a decade ago". That made me laugh heartily, but in an ironic way rather than a mocking way.

A decent first effort, but wouldn't be too pushed to return to be honest with zero First Division coverage. Hope it can grow though, as there's definitely a niche market there. Best of luck with it.

Thanks for the comments, and that's an opinion piece so good to see some reaction to it :) The lack of First Division coverage is purely because we hadn't any contributor come forward to cover First Division issues. I'm really hoping to get people writing in about the First Division because it's totally ignored by the media. Hopefully by the next issue it will be a bit more balanced :)

[CrowdedHouse]

Seems a very good read but that interface it's on (or whatever you call it), is trying me.

Would prefer if it was a pdf

[shefellover93]

Seems a very good read but that interface it's on (or whatever you call it), is trying me.

Would prefer if it was a pdf
Can be downloaded as a .pdf if you sign up :) Can do it through facebook and then download every subsequent issue to read offline :)

[shefellover93]

Preparing for our second issue next month! Deadline is July 25th so any ideas can be send before then! Email is loimonthly@gmail.com

[CuanaD]

Is it on facebook anywhere?
I've linked to the Issuu thing from my facebook page, but do you have a facebook presence we can 'like' too?

[nr637]

Can be downloaded as a .pdf if you sign up :) Can do it through facebook and then download every subsequent issue to read offline :)

Just did it and its a great read and a fine addition for fans of the real game!
:ball:

[ped_ped]

Love the publication. As nr637 said it's a fine addition to the league's media coverage. I hope to get in touch with a submission before the next deadline. The one criticism I have is: the e-zine looks great, but the cover page is the weakest. The font for the title and the cover article headline looks (for some reason) more amateur than the rest of the magazine (which looks great, as I said). I doubt readers will be swayed by such fine margins, but you never know who may turn decide against clicking a link because the cover looks poor.

[wonder88]

Good stuff guys, read some of it and will get back to the rest when I get time. Keep up the good work.

[shefellover93]

Hey guys!

Next issue is hot off the press! Full of brilliant content and now designed properly to facilitate it. We hope you'll agree it's a step up from last week!

http://issuu.com/loimonthly/docs/loimonthly_v1_i2/0

[nigel-harps1954]

Have to say, presented very, very well and looks very professional. Well done. Cover looks much better now too. It'd be interesting to see a print edition sold around LOI grounds and how it would take off.

[disgruntled]

Hey guys!

Next issue is hot off the press! Full of brilliant content and now designed properly to facilitate it. We hope you'll agree it's a step up from last week!

http://issuu.com/loimonthly/docs/loimonthly_v1_i2/0

:good::good::good:

[nr637]

How can I download this great read as a pdf format, as I would also like to print a version.

[shefellover93]

How can I download this great read as a pdf format, as I would also like to print a version.
pdf downloads are available to ISSUU members (You can sign up fairly easily!) Unfortunately print issues do not exist at this moment in time

[ger121]

Great read this month. I know there are costs etc... and the market may not be there for a print version but I for one would buy it. Maybe I'm just old school:o

[nr637]

Was there anymore publications of the ISSUU League of Ireland e-zine?
The last issue I read was in August.

Anyone

[shefellover93]

Was there anymore publications of the ISSUU League of Ireland e-zine?
The last issue I read was in August.

Anyone
Dear nr637, thanks for the interest and my many apologies for such a late reply.

Unfortunately LOIMonthly had to be shelved due to a lack of contributions, and we felt it better to re-try for the coming season rather than put out a poor magazine.

Over the winter (and even now) we have been growing our writer numbers and hope to have a steady team capable of producing regular, quality content so we can keep putting out the magazine.

However, we're still not at the number we would like to be, and are calling on all those interested in helping, in whatever form, to get in touch via our email loimonthly@gmail.com

We have began a new facebook page which we hope will publicise the magazine a little further, which can be found HERE (http://facebook.com/loimonthly)

We hope everyone's had a fantastic off-season and we'll be announcing more news on our various social media channels before long, so make sure to follow us on Twitter and facebook to stay in the loop!

All the best,
Kevin.

[shefellover93]

Our first issue is OUT NOW! To coincide with the opening day of the season!

Have a read to get yourself prepped for the day ahead, and make yourself even more excited about the months and months of football that lay ahead! (Oh I'm getting weak now).

It's totally free, so why not have a sneaky read in the office, or at home before you head out to the match tonight? :D

http://issuu.com/loimonthly/docs/march_2015

[shefellover93]

Latest issue is out!

Topics include; Market's Field, the Bray situation, ex Polish international and Waterford player Pitor Suski, 'Encouraging New Supporters', and an alternative view from an Englishman's perspective on the League of Ireland.

http://issuu.com/loimonthly/docs/april

[disgruntled]

Well done shefellover93.
Looks very well.

Magazines like this need support if they are to be successful.
It would be great if LOI fans would get behind this effort by taking out adverts or contributing in some other way.

[shefellover93]

Hey all!

So things moving fast here at LOIMonthly and thanks to the gracious support we received from Divalily Designs we've finally been able to bring our website to you! We hope it serves as a good companion to our magazine and itself has interesting content!

loimonthly.com (http://www.loimonthly.com)

[shefellover93]

So next issue is out tomorrow (Mayday AND Friday, aren't we all so lucky!!)


It's genuinely absolutely packed, you will not find a free football magazine with more content in it. It's 39 pages, 35 of which are proper meaty text.


Huge interview with John O'Sullivan about everything; from FORAS to Athlone to Market's Field and on into the future.
Massive historical pieces by Dave Galvin on Dave Norman, the Canadian who racked up over 50 caps and played with UCD, Gerry Desmond on Cork & Belfast Celtic's lightning scorer Jimmy Turnbull, and Mícheál Ó hUanacháin on the (lamentably weaning) history of FAI Cup upsets.


Pieces on Cork City, Dundalk, Bohs v Rovers, a proposed Celtic League, Roddy Collins, LOILegends print gallery and a load more!


Have been getting an amazing response and it seems like the momentum is well underway, so just a matter of keeping it going and spreading it further!

[shefellover93]

So it's up! Just go to loimonthly.com (http://loimonthly.com/) click on our logo and then go to 'latest issue' to view!

[shefellover93]

Latest issue now out! 36 pages so another big edition for you to sink your teeth into! Link in the previous post

[shefellover93]

First Friday of the month and therefore a new edition!

Pieces on:

Europe, Sports Corruption, League of Ireland Brighest Talents and LOI Cult heroes!

Can look at it here! If you like the magazine we're on facebook (search LOIMonthly) and on Twitter @LOIMonthly !

http://www.loimonthly.com/latest-issue.html

[SkStu]

Good stuff! Loved the cult heroes piece. Congrats on the year anniversary! ����

[shefellover93]

Just a quick shout to say that the latest issue of LOIMonthly came out on Friday!

- Really interesting piece on the only Spanish international to have ever played in the League of Ireland, Alvarito.
- Luke Duffy goes to Galway and interviews Tommy Dunne and Jake Cunningham
- We question John Caulfield's future at Cork City
- Kieran Burke speaks to William Tyrell after his shock departure from Longford Town.
- Colm Cuddihy investigates what would happen if the League of Ireland did change to an MLS model as suggested by Athlone Town.
- And much more!

http://www.loimonthly.com/latest-issue.html (http://www.loimonthly.com/latest-issue.html)

We've now added a feature where you pay what you feel is fair to download the magazine to have it offline and to print out. Our writers and photographers do fantastic work and get nothing in return, so this is simply to reward them for the hard work they do.

[pineapple stu]

Link is to the Cork forum.

This (http://www.loimonthly.com/latest-issue.html) should be the right one.

[shefellover93]

Link is to the Cork forum.

This (http://www.loimonthly.com/latest-issue.html) should be the right one.

Thanks Stu, original post corrected

[shefellover93]

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Our new September issue is out!
While many of our articles this month look forward to what is sure to be an exciting run-in, many of the pieces this issue delve into the archives to keep you histroy buffs happy!
Dave Galvin looks at the career of Mike O’Grady, former England international and Leeds United star whose time with Cork Hibernians was as controversial as it was brief.
With Dundalk looking like they’re odds-on to retain the Premier Division, Gerry Desmond remembers the history of teams that have managed to capture the title in consecutive seasons.
Mícheál Ó hÚanacháin meanwhile investigates the history of Bohemians vs Bray Wanderers, and how the Wicklow club have always been a bogey side for the Gypsies.
We also have pieces on Cork City striker Mark O’Sullivan, Limerick’s incredible fightback, and Aaron Cawley investigates the decline of the ‘one club player’ amongst others.

[shefellover93]

http://foot.ie/attachment.php?attachmentid=2334&stc=1
The last LOIMonthly of the year is out now!

Our final issue of the season is out now!

Interviews with former Cork City players Ian Turner and Tadhg Purcell, as well as with Éamon Zayed, Kevin McHugh and Danny Furlong, and Sligo pair Gavin Peers and Danny Ventre.

Pieces also on Kenny Finn who played with both Ireland and the USA, and a good look at the Conroy Report. We also give our opinion on the best XI of the year!

All available on LOIMonthly.com (http://www.loimonthly.com/)

[shefellover93]

NEW SEASON! March 2016 is out now!

You can get a downloadable version of the magazine if you subscribe to our mailing list (http://www.loimonthly.com/subscribe.html) before 4pm!

READ IT HERE (https://issuu.com/loimonthly/docs/march/1)

[disgruntled]

Enjoy that.
Good read :clap:

[shefellover93]

Thanks to everyone for the thanks and comments last month!

This month's edition:

http://foot.ie/attachment.php?attachmentid=2415&stc=1 (http://www.loimonthly.com/latest-issue.html)

[EatYerGreens]

First time I've seen this Ezine - looks good alright.

Have yee's looked into whether a paper version would be feasible at all ? I know it would have big additional costs, but you can't beat the feel of paper in yer hand when it comes to reading something. The league is in desperate need of a magazine in my view, as you go into an Easons and you see English and Scottish football ones galore, plus magazines for Irish Rugby, GAA, Cycling etc, but nothing for Irish soccer. The lack of a physical presence and reminders for the league wherever people go about their daily lives is a problem I think.

[wonder88]

Read a good bit of it today; well done to all involved. Enjoyed the Oscar Traynor bit and agree with your editorial on Roddy, but the other side/balance of the debate re Roddy was a bit OTT I think. I do not expect that he has made a huge amount of money/got rich out of the LoI and how far out was his comments on the Pats/Derry Cup final? I was at the game that day and not many impressed. Agree Forester has done well so far, but other players who have gone over to England have not progressed that much yet.
Well done again on a very professional product.

[redarmyfaction]

Ya , nice job. Well done.